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Should I wait till June??

the waiting game

I'm going with the opinion of waiting. Eventhough i am not a student and I currently have PCs at home and work, I want the MacBook. It is a want and not a need. That said, I could really wait till June or Jan 09. I just want a mac because I heard so many good things about them. All I have now are PCs:(
So I guess I will see what happens in June and them decide if I want to wait till fall etc. I just love all the bells and whistles and do not want to regret not waiting.
 
But if you are a student, like myself, and planning on buying a laptop for college, should I wait until an update is released, is there likely to be one before the end of August? I need a laptop for college so I'll need one before I go in August, wait for an update or buy as soon as back to school program starts?
 
Holmes89 said:
But if you are a student, like myself, and planning on buying a laptop for college, should I wait until an update is released, is there likely to be one before the end of August? I need a laptop for college so I'll need one before I go in August, wait for an update or buy as soon as back to school program starts?
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Wait as long as you possibly can.
 
Generally, the reason to either buy or wait is excatly the same:

If you can wait, then wait. Something better will always come in the future.

If you can't wait, then buy now. Something better will always come in the future.
 
ralex said:
Can anyone let me know their opinion regarding the macBook upgrading in June? Is it worth the wait? I am hoping for LED screen and possibly WiMax capability. Anyone want to take a crack at what might come out? I am getting too anxious and want to know if I should wait. This will be my first Mac. I am liiking at the Blk. MacBook.:confused:
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"crack" is an interesting choice of words when talking about macbooks... quite fitting actually
 
lol, im getting my macbook before school starts (after july) and also anxious about the new features coming out. I really want the macbook to be thinner and i hope they will improve the graphic card. I don't really care if they upgrade the multi touchpad. its also my first mac :D
 
Correct me if I am wrong, but the macbook was only just updated. On February 26th. So it is unlikely to be updated again by June. That is only 2 months away now. So I would go with buying now, and enjoying it for even longer.

I just bought my first macbook, so I am going to say buy now. But I think i made the right choice. Otherwise you'll be waiting most of the year.

Hope this helps.
 
Petoz said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but the macbook was only just updated. On February 26th. So it is unlikely to be updated again by June. That is only 2 months away now. So I would go with buying now, and enjoying it for even longer.

I just bought my first macbook, so I am going to say buy now. But I think i made the right choice. Otherwise you'll be waiting most of the year.

Hope this helps.
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But it's not like they haven't updated products very quickly before :p, right? 3 to 5 months should be enough to up something shouldn't it?
 
Holmes89 said:
But it's not like they haven't updated products very quickly before :p, right? 3 to 5 months should be enough to up something shouldn't it?
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I guess it could be. But I have read that it is unlikely that they will update them again by June. They usually take longer than that. There is a good buyers guide on here. For macbook's it's https://buyersguide.macrumors.com//#MacBook. The average life is said to be 192 days. that would take it beyond June.

But who knows what they will do. Updates will happen whenever they want them too.
 
Petoz said:
I guess it could be. But I have read that it is unlikely that they will update them again by June. They usually take longer than that. There is a good buyers guide on here. For macbook's it's https://buyersguide.macrumors.com//#MacBook. The average life is said to be 192 days. that would take it beyond June.

But who knows what they will do. Updates will happen whenever they want them too.
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While looking at the past is typically a good start for predicting the future, there is more evidence pointing to a June (or at least a summer release) than against it. There are several threads going on in the Buying Tips section of these forums to substantiate this claim.
 
This is really funny. Reminds me of all the excited people waiting for
the new Macbook Pro. Every Tuesday - "Oh my god, it's today, oh sh$t..."
And when they finally introduced it, it was slower than the previous version...
Yeah, right, wait :D
 
I think I will buy it this weekend! I am done with the waiting game. You are all right. I would have to wait 2 1/2 months or so to possibly get an updated MacBook. If they do update it in June, July, or even August, I will then give this one to my 14 year old daughter and buy another one. I even have the 4GB RAM in my closet to add to the MacBook so it will run 2.4Ghz with 4GB RAM. That should be fast enough for a novice like myself.

I will ask a favor from this group. Please let me know your opinion. Do I buy now? Yes or No??? :confused:

regards
 
ralex said:
I think I will buy it this weekend! I am done with the waiting game. You are all right. I would have to wait 2 1/2 months or so to possibly get an updated MacBook. If they do update it in June, July, or even August, I will then give this one to my 14 year old daughter and buy another one. I even have the 4GB RAM in my closet to add to the MacBook so it will run 2.4Ghz with 4GB RAM. That should be fast enough for a novice like myself.

I will ask a favor from this group. Please let me know your opinion. Do I buy now? Yes or No??? :confused:

regards
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Just buy it will ya? Your an adult and you need my opinion on what to do? Go get it NOW and report back to us! :rolleyes:
 
I think you should buy it now. I just got my MacBook on Thursday and it's one of the best purchases I've ever made. It's very light, beautiful, and it's much faster than I expected. I haven't even touched my iMac since the MB has come and I don't think I will be using it near as much anymore.

The latest BlackBook's are a great deal, so I would hesitate any longer.
 
you guys ar funny! Who said I was an adult? We are all kids playing with these expensive elecronics. Well Tomorrow my A** is in the Apple store. :D:D:D:D

Thanks. hey BTW how many GB did you get? 2?
 
ryannel2003

how can i send you a PM? I would like to ask you some more ?? on your new purchase.
 
When does back to school usually start? The 1st of June?

I cant wait until i get my first mac after graduation at the end of may!
 
illidian said:
While looking at the past is typically a good start for predicting the future, there is more evidence pointing to a June (or at least a summer release) than against it. There are several threads going on in the Buying Tips section of these forums to substantiate this claim.
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I agree that I believe that they will have a release this summer because it's a perfect time for people to buy laptops for back to school. But my question is what is the evidence? I just have hope so I have really have nothing to back it up right now and some solidarity would help haha
 
Holmes89 said:
I agree that I believe that they will have a release this summer because it's a perfect time for people to buy laptops for back to school. But my question is what is the evidence? I just have hope so I have really have nothing to back it up right now and some solidarity would help haha
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Without digging thins up for links...

-Apple was not ready for the February release. But Intel pushed their new model on Apple. The last update was premature for Apple
-Intel has yet another new product coming in June

It's not that information from Apple has been leaked for the "evidence" here. We know when Intel will be forcing Apple into making a new model. Can Apple lag behind by a few months? Yea, but they cannot afford to wait any longer than that.
 
ralex said:
So you are saying we will see a new MacBook in June?
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Okay. We all have different opinions about this idea of "OH, will we really see this new MB in June?!?" The answer is... we don't know.

That is purely a rumor. If Apple could lag behind a few months on their previous update, so could they with the next one. Maybe with this in mind, Apple might do the same with the release of Moniteva (this June) even LATER! That means we might see this new MB update in Sept or Oct, after the back to school deals. But don't take my word for it, that is only my opinion.

So it's all up to you if you really need it now or not. Ask yourself that, and keep in mind that patience is a virtue...
 
It always amazes me how people agonise over buying machines, and need to justify. For what its worth here's my thoughts, hope it helps....

Remembers that whatever, and whenever you buy, it will be out of date within 3-6 months. I've been in the IT industry for 20 years and its been the same for the whole of that time...and it probably will be for the next 20.

So ask yourself these questions....

What do I need it to do?
When do I need to do it?
How much money do I have to spend?
How long will I keep it?

Then buy the machine that fits the bill.

If you need the machine now, buy it. If you don't need it, wait and buy the machine that fits the bill when you do need it.
If you just want the machine now then fine, I think we can all relate to that(!), so give into the temptation and have fun. If money isn't an issue then just buy the latest and greatest when it comes out in a few months. Remember Macs hold their value much better than PC's you've only got to look at Ebay and see the prices that 2 year old machines are still achieving, so it won't cost you a lot to upgrade.

To answer the original questions, will we see a MB upgrade in June. Possibly. Intel seem to be aggressively rolling out new chipsets and Apple seem to be following suit at the moment, that's why we saw the Penryn update, but will another chip update really make a difference to your use?

I needed to buy a new machine in the last month as a change of job saw me lose my HP laptop. It was just after the Penryn update arrived. So, I bought a refurb SR 2.2 Blackbook. Why? It fits the bill perfectly and I saved some 30% of the price of a Penryn. Do I notice the difference in power? Nope, goes very well for what I need it to, especially with the 4GB RAM I added for next to nothing. The 160GB drive is fine for me. Do I miss the extra battery life? Well I'm getting over 4 hours of use from each charge which is plenty thank you very much......

Will June see a lighter redesigned MB with LED screen, backlit keyboards and multi-touch? Personally I doubt it, as you have to consider the Apple laptop product range. There are three separate products here and each have their own markets and unique selling points. The MB already looks extremely good value compared with the Air and the MBP, and Apple will continue to differentiate their product lines in order to maintain healthy sales and profit margins. If Apple offered an Aluminium MB with LED, backlit keyboards, multitouch etc etc, then how many people would buy these instead of the not-as-well-specced-but-slightly-lighter-but-costs-twice-as-much-Air? Loads, thats how many, and Apple just aren't going to do that.....

....until, they further differentiate the Air and the MBP with the next set of innovations/upgrades. Then we will see all of these features arrive on the MB I am sure. Of course, all of this is personal opinion - if Apple did add all these things in June I'd happily eat my words and be first in the queue - at least I'd be able to sell my Blackbook for nearly what I paid for it!

So, best wishes, buy your Mac when you are ready and enjoy it. You will not look back!
 
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